''Báiki: The International Sámi Journal'' is a biannual English-

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publication that coveres

Sámi Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ...

culture, history, and current affairs. The coverage also includes the community affairs of the Sámi in

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, estimated at some 30,000 people. means "place" or "home" in

Northern Sámi Northern Sámi or North Sámi ( ; ; ; ; ; disapproved exonym Lappish or Lapp) is the most widely spoken of all Sámi languages. The area where Northern Sámi is spoken covers the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland. Geographic distr ...

. It refers to the identity that is always in the heart. The magazine was so named because it was distributed among North American Sámi people, and was therefore meant to remind them of their Sámi heritage and identity.

History and profile

The magazine was first published in 1991 in

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. The founding editor of the journal was Faith Fjeld. One of the editors was Nathan Muus. ''Báiki'' maintains an editorial office in

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. Faith was the chief editor for 37 editions of ''Báiki''. After Faith’s death in 2014, her friends and colleagues Nathan Muus, Marlene Wisuri, and Ruthanne Cecil took over co-editing for future issues. ''Báiki'' is a non-profit project of the Center for Environmental Economic Development, supported by grants from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, subscriptions, contributions and advertisements. The last subscription-based issue was released in June 2015. It was a memorial issue in honor of Faith, who had passed in October of the year before. Since then, only special editions have been published. Previous editions of ''Báiki'' are no longer in print, however some editions may be obtained from the Sami Cultural Center of North America in Duluth, Minnesota.

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Official websiteSami Cultural Center of North America
a cultural center in Duluth, co-founded by Faith Fjeld and Marlene Wisuri. 1991 establishments in Minnesota Biannual magazines published in the United States Multicultural and ethnic magazines in the United States European American culture in California Folklore magazines Magazines established in 1991 Magazines published in Minnesota Mass media in Duluth, Minnesota Sámi-American history Sámi magazines {{culture-mag-stub

History and profile

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